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Archives

Central American Archives
4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Telephone: +502 2232 3037

This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.

CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives

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Costa Rica Catalogue Search

Accessing the CRL Collections Information on borrowing records

"The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."

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Historical Archive of the National Police
10 00, Avenida La Pedrera
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2269 0628

A product of broad international collaboration, these digitized documents from the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive (AHPN) aim to facilitate scholarly and legal research into a vast cache of historical documentation.

Libraries

National Library of Guatemala "Luis Cardoza y Aragón"
5 Avenida 7-26, Guatemala
Telephone: (502) 2232 2443
Email: bibliotecanacional@mcd.gob.gt

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Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala
3a Avenida 8-35 zona 1
Guatemala
Telephone: (502) 2253 5141
Email: acgeohis@gmail.com
Website

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Central Library (Biblioteca Central)
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)
Educational Resources Building
Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2418 7880
Website
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Museums

Museum of the University of San Carlos (MUSAC) (Museo de la Universidad de San Carlos (MUSAC))
9a. avenue 9-79 zone 1
Guatemala City
Telephone: (502) 2232 0721
Email: infomusac@musacenlinea.org
Website

The Museum of the University of San Carlos was created as an academic museum, open for the meeting between the people and people linked to art, science, history and culture.

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For a list of museums in Guatemala, go to List of museums in Guatemala in Wikipedia.

Record Offices

Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)
Main Office
Calzada Roosevelt
13-46 zona 7
Guatemala, Guatemala
PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900

Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat. Best to use Spanish.

Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) has information and request forms:

• Birth records
• Marriage records
• Death records
• Divorce records

On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records.